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Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington state attorney general's office
acknowledged on Wednesday that it was reviewing a draft complaint
being circulated by the U.S. Justice Department regarding
AT&T's plan to buy Time Warner , confirming that the Justice
Department has drawn up a complaint.

A spokeswoman for the state attorney general's office said that
the complaint was being reviewed. The spokeswoman said that
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has not yet
decided whether to join a potential U.S. Justice Department
effort to block the deal.

The U.S. Justice Department has approached 18 state attorneys
general to try to win their support for an antitrust lawsuit to
block pay TV and wireless powerhouse AT&T Inc's T.N $85.4
billion deal to buy media and entertainment company Time Warner
Inc TWX.N, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.